Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-07-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lfren our regular correspondent
WAsHINGroN, July llth, 1887.


! WAsHINeroS, July l1th, 1887.
To show the vanity Of all the specu
iatlon as to the successor Of the la.,
justice Woods, IL Is only necessary e
mention the fact that as the new Justice
cannot take his seat on the bench until
he Is confirmed by the United States
Senate, 80 then Il is not at all probable
that the appointment will be made be-
fore Congress meets in December, fol
as the old saying goes, the President
does not believe sin crossing a bridge
till he gets TO it."
The Presidents abandonment of his
proposed visit to st. Louis, is theme
OF absorbing interest and discussion, n,
and volumes pro and con, have been
written and spoken about it. The
RESIDENTS action has had two oppo-
site effects with Grand Army men; one
faction plumes itself in having re.
pulsed the President, while the ,otheI
reluctantly yields him respect and adj.
miration for his resolute moral courage
which so far, has been equal to every
requirement throughout his illustrious
career. The next day after the ap-
pearance of President Cleveland's letter
withdrawing his acceptance Of his st
Louis visit, $50 members of General
Lander's post, Grand Army of the Re:
public, OF Lynn, Mass, called upon
the President, gave him three ringing
cheers and were warmly welcomed ia
the White House by patriotic speech
from the President.
Under the authority of Congress
Senator Cockrell is drawing to q close
his investigation of the methods of
conducting the business of the various
departments and it is hoped that if no
other beneficial result is secured, pro-
vision at least will be made for the
settlement ofthe accounts ofdisbursing
Officials before grim death cheats the
penitentiary. 9Ez,sr.r..
The colored people of the South are
coming forward as complainants be-
fore the Interstate Commission in re-
newed effort to secure their so-called
civil rightsl' by forcing themselves to
ride in 'de same cyar wild de white
folks" think it would be well to
dub the Commission, "The Grand
High Court of Complaints" as scarcely
u day passes without every conceivea-
ble sort of protest and petition being
gravely presented for their considera-
tlon. Despite the great clamor raised
by the railroads against the alleged in
genious effects of the Interstate act, ii
would be we'll to note the significant
fact that the net earnings ofthe princi-
pal roads for the month of June, 1887,
IS greatly in excess of the sum earned
during the same period last year. No
better argument could be adduced in
favor of the law.
A great sensation was created in the,
Treasury by the arrest of Oscar ].
Harvey, chief of Division in the
Second Controllers office, for forgeries
amounting to $1,000. The defaulter
had prepared his papers to forge ac-
counts amounting to 800, and the
only thing that prevented him from
realizing the sum was the delay of Con-
gress in making the appropriation-it
certainly would have been made but
for the detection of Harvey's steal, be-
cause it is portion of the Deficiency
After being confronted
with the evidence of his crime, the
wretched man broke down and con-
fessed all. The penalty is 81 900 fine
or ten years i'm prisonment, or both in
each case, and there are a hundred
cases or more.
Mrs. Pickett. widow of the Con-
tederate General and hero, has return
ID from Gettysburg, where relatively
'peaklng, her reception was as warm as
hat of her distinguished husband
Wenty-fOur. years ago. Mrs. Pickett |
poke with pride of her great ovation,
md in greeting your correspondent,
'he exhibited her right hand, worn
through the skin by the hearty shakes
If the gallant and generous Union Vet
'rans. In speaking of that memorable
md historical event she was almost
moved to tears.
The crank, Huba, the man who was
arrested for threatening President
life has been confined in |
he Hospital for Insane as a dangerous
unatic.
AS a bit of welcome and encouraging
lews to all good Democrats, will |
mention the fact that Washington's
post master will give place
0 Democrat in short time.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
re en- route to New York to attend the
Linton celebration and visit several
ther places and the trip will doubt
ess be one of much pleasure and inter-
st to the people as we'll as their honor
d guests.
In his frenzied zeal to manufacture
title more bloody shirt political capi-
al, the Washington correspondent of
he ~ Y. tribune, telegraphed his
aper that Secretary Endicott, smart
ng under his responsibility for the
attle-fiag folly, has ordered that no
natter be furnished the press from the
Var records, without the Secretary's
pecial inspection and permission
md after the Secretary had positively
enied the statement, the correspond
ut reiterates the charge and accuses
he Secretary of falsehood.